Exclusion of 12 members of the US National Guard due to their links to extremist universities
The number of US National Guard members excluded from securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration has risen to 12.
US intelligence sources stated that the reason behind the exclusion of 12 members of the National Guard was due to their links to Yemeni extremist groups.
And US media revealed that the FBI has examined all National Guard members heading to Washington.
Media reported that the FBI is examining 25,000 National Guardsmen sent to Washington, DC, for fear of a possible attack from within.
Washington, DC, is witnessing an intense deployment of the National Guard, days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, scheduled for next Wednesday.
The official page of the National Guard, on "Twitter", said that more than 25 thousand soldiers of the National Guard have arrived in Washington, DC, in preparation for the inauguration ceremony, while a video clip shows the last moment the soldiers disembark from the cargo plane that takes them to Washington, DC.
Earlier, the US Secret Service announced the creation of a military region around Washington, DC, before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
